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Quneitra
Quneitra
ٱلْقُنَيطْرَة | |
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 View of the destroyed city | |
  Quneitra Location of Quneitra within Syria  Quneitra Location of Quneitra within Golan Heights, Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′N 35°49′E / 33.117°N 35.817°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Subdistrict | Quneitra |
| Region | Golan Heights UNDOF Zone |
| Control | Israel |
| Settled | around 1000 CE |
| Resettled | 1873 |
| Destroyed | 1974 |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,313 ft) |
| Population (2004 census[2]) | |
• City | 153 |
| • Metro | 4,318 |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: قنيطراوي, Qunayṭrawi or Qunayṭirawi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 43 |
| Website | eQunaytra |
Quneitra (also Al Qunaytirah, Qunaitira, or Kuneitra; Arabic: ٱلْقُنَيْطِرَة or ٱلْقُنَيطْرَة, al-Qunayṭrah or al-Qunayṭirah pronounced [æl qʊˈneɪ̯tˁ(ɨ)rɑ]) is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at 1,010 metres (3,313 feet)[1] above sea level. Since 1974, pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 and the Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria, the city is inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone.
Quneitra was founded in the Ottoman era as a way station on the caravan route to Damascus and subsequently became a garrison town of some 20,000 people. In 1946, it became part of the independent Syrian Republic within the Riff Dimashq Governorate and in 1964 became the capital of the split Quneitra Governorate.[3] On 10 June 1967, the last day of the Six-Day War, Quneitra came under Israeli control.[4] It was briefly recaptured by Syria during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but Israel regained control in its subsequent counter-offensive. The city was almost completely destroyed by Israel before it withdrew in June 1974. Syria later refused to rebuild the city and actively discouraged resettlement in the area. Israel was heavily criticized by the United Nations for the city's destruction,[5] while Israel has also criticized Syria for not rebuilding Quneitra.[6]
In 2004, its population was estimated at 153 persons, with some 4,000 more living in the surrounding areas of the former city.
During the Syrian Civil War, Quneitra became a clash point between rebel forces and Syrian Arab Army. Between 2014 and July 2018,[7] Quneitra was de facto controlled by the Southern Front, a Syrian rebel alliance. By the end of July 2018, Syrian Government forces regained control over the city.[8][9]
Quneitra Came under the control of the Israeli armed forces following the fall of the al-Assad regime in December 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Syria Provinces". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ On 10 June, Israeli authorities utilized a postmark, in Arabic, English and Hebrew, for mail sent from Quneitra. Livni, Israel. Encyclopedia of Israel Stamps. Tel Aviv: Sifriyat Ma'arit, 1969. p.195
- ^ "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine", United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3240, 29 November 1974, A/RES/3240, unispal .
- ^ Abraham Rabinovich. The Yom Kippur War, 492. Knopf Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN 0-8052-1124-1
- ^ "Syrian rebels break uneasy peace in Golan Heights - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
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